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11/27/1859 9/22/1859
Letter headed Grove Hill Nov 27th 1859 from Lucy Breckinridge to her brother James with news about the book club she is attending with meetings every two weeks, Eliza wrote a poem for presentation to the club about a local woman who ran off with a stage driver to get married, at the end of the journey found her flock of peacocks had followed her, of a late name alarm when the Fincastle Volunteer Company headed by Mr. Anthony called for Gilmer Bre...
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Envelope Addressed to Cary Breckinridge - August 3, 1853
Envelope addressed to Cary Breckinridge Esqr, Fincastle, Bot. and post marked at S [Sweet] Springs [Virginia] on August 3 [1853 by context]. Handwriting is that of Emma Gilmer Breckinridge who is visiting with her daughter, Mary Breckinridge Woodville, at Sweet Springs for a two week period in early August of 1853.
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Envelope addressed to Miss Lucy G. Breckinridge and dated August 24, 1853 - August 24, 1853 08/10/1853 08/10/1835
Envelope addressed to Miss Lucy G. Breckinridge, Fincastle, Virginia, and posted at Sweet Springs, Virginia on August 24 [1853 by context].
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Envelope addressed to Mrs. Mary A. Woodville - July 26, 1855 19/15/1853 /1853 08/10/1853 08/10/1835
Envelope postmarked Fincastle, Virginia and dated July 26 that is matched to the letter in Object ID 1969.51.496. The envelope is addressed to Mrs. Mary A. Woodville, Sweet Springs, Monroe City, Virginia, and has some faint pencil marking that appear to be all numbers from calculations.
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Envelope for the letter in Object ID 1969.51.471 - September 15, 1853 19/15/1853 /1853 08/10/1853 08/10/1835
Envelope post marked "S Springs Sept 15" addressed to Mrs. Emma W. Breckinridge, Fincastle, Va. (stamp has been removed) This envelope matches the letter in Object ID 1969.51.471.
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Envelope with no letter addressed to Eliza W. Breckinridge - August 5, 1853
Envelope dated August 5 [1853 by context] at S. Springs [Sweet Springs, Virginia] and addressed to Miss Eliza W. Breckinridge, Fincastle, Botetourt. There is no letter that fits with this envelope, but is included here since Emma Gilmer Breckinridge visited with her married daughter Mary Breckinridge Woodville at Sweet Springs for 2 weeks in early August 1853.
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letter - August 13, 1829
Letter dated August 13, 1829, from unknown author at Salt Sulphur Springs to Emma W. Gilmer, in Liberty, Bedford County, Virginia, and delivered by Mr Bouldin. Letter discusses several gentlemen who are at the Springs, and announces the author is going to Red Sulphur Springs and then on to Sweet Springs in the next fortnight. A Mr. Cobbs is utilized as a basis of comparison to a Mr. Williams referred to in the letter. This is most probably a refe...
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Letter - August 16, 1843
Letter headed "Catawba August 16th 1843" from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to her sister, Lucy, at Leigh near Hardins Tavern, Albemarle and telling that Peach (Gilmer) and Mary (Breckinridge) left today to go to Oaklands and take music lessons for three weeks, William Watts has been ill at the Sweet Springs and has been ill all summer, "poor Miss Nancy died last Friday" and was buried at Mr. Tayloe's place next to Mrs. Dick, tells of losing their pre...
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Letter - August 28, 1843
Letter headed "Catawba August [28th] 1843" from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to her sister, Lucy, at Leigh near Hardins Tavern, Albemarle, telling that Mr. B had just returned home with William Watts who was still sick, but improving slowly, and about "the greatest fresh (flood) Thursday night [August 24, 1843] that has ever been here" and tells of washed out bridges, crops, and mill disabled, and expects this will be "a disastrous season for farmers...
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Letter - August 6, 1831 or 1832
Letter headed "White Sulphur Springs, August 6th, [1831 or 32]" from Margaret Anthony to Emma W. Breckinridge, care of Peachy Gilmer, Esq., Hardins Post Office, Albemarle City, telling how she came to be at White Sulphur Springs (Aunt Deborah invited her), describing the ladies from other regions as "having the most singular appearance you can imagine with their short dress and their hair tied up so tight that they look as if they could not shut...
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Letter from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to daughter, Mary Breckinridge Woodville - January 29, 1858 01/25/1858 19/15/1853 /1853 08/10/1853 08/10/1835
Letter headed "Grove Hill, Jan 29th, 1858" from Emma Gilmer Breckinridge to her daughter Mary Breckinridge Woodville telling of expecting "considerable sleet tonight", what the rest of the family is doing, local news about their friends and neighbors, Mr. Breckinridge has increased Dr. Williams salary by $25 [per year} as "your Papa thinks he is worth more", Dr. Meredith does most of the practice among the servants [slaves]", tells of a trunk tha...
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Letter from George H. Gilmer, Competition, Pittsylvania County, to his father, Peachy Gilmer, Hardins Tavern, Albemarle County - August 25, 1833
Letter from George H. Gilmer, a lawyer in Pittsylvania County, telling his father, Peachy Gilmer, about his old friends, his law practice, fees he is charging and what he was reading. He sold Allen, a slave, for $430, and sent the money to Hugh.
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Letter from Mary Ann Woodville to her brother, Johnny Breckinridge - October 10, 1857 19/15/1853 /1853 08/10/1853 08/10/1835
Letter headed "Grove Hill Oct. 10th 1857, Saturday afternoon" from Mary Ann Woodville to her brother, Johnny Breckinridge [at school staying with his Uncle William Gilmer in Albemarle County], saying their mother has a bad headache and she is writing for her with news that little brother George is going to Williamsburg with Mr. Wilmer for a short visit. Eliza and Lucy went with Mrs. Saunders to visit the Natural Bridge yesterday and is expected h...
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Letter from William Gilmer to Mary Gilmer - September 2, 1850
This letter headed "Char Sept 2 1850" from William Gilmer to his mother, Mary Gilmer, at Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia, telling of his meeting George W. Randolph, who had returned from the Sweet Springs, plans to visit Grove Hill in the late fall to go hunting and stay until Christmas, of the near death of his slave Evelina, and gossip about the people that Randolph had met at the Springs. The amount of postage 5[cents] was stamped on thi...
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